Strategic Sealift: Summary of Workshop on Crewing the Ready Reserve Force
(Letter Report, 06/06/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-177).
GAO sponsored a workshop in April 1994 on crewing of the Ready Reserve
Force (RRF) to (1) discuss the impact of the declining U.S. merchant
marine manpower pool on U.S. sealift capability, (2) identify
impediments to timely crewing, and (3) discuss various crewing
proposals. Participants included representatives from government
agencies, commercial ship managers, and organized maritime labor.
Highlighted points that the workshop attendees agreed on included the
following: The key to crewing RRF is maintaining a viable U.S. merchant
marine industry. The current state of the U.S. maritime industry demands
passage of reemployment rights for mariners who volunteer to RRF duty
during a crisis. Some form of permanently assigned crews would help
maintain a base of skills and experience to run RRF ships. Cooperation
among the groups involved with crewing RRF is needed to resolve many
issues, such as improvement of the mariner database.
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REPORTNUM: NSIAD-94-177
TITLE: Strategic Sealift: Summary of Workshop on Crewing the Ready
Reserve Force
DATE: 06/06/94
SUBJECT: Defense contingency planning
Human resources utilization
Military vessels
Merchant marine
Emergency preparedness
Strategic mobility forces
Management information systems
Shipping industry
Military reserve personnel
Marine transportation operations
IDENTIFIER: Ready Reserve Force
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